Rauli Virtanen (born 28 June 1948) is a

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writer, freelance journalist, lecturer and television producer. He has covered wars and conflicts since the days of

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and has travelled in 194 countries. He has been a foreign correspondent based in New York and London and a roving correspondent based in Finland. Virtanen has worked for all the major Finnish print and

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, and his articles have also been published in the foreign media. He has written seven non-fiction books. In 2015-2016 Rauli Virtanen was the visiting professor of journalism at the University of Tampere. In 2017 he was elected to the Espoo City Council as an independent on the Green Party list.

Awards

Virtanen is the recipient of many recognitions and top

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awards in Finland: *Valtion tiedonjulkistamispalkinto *Suomen Kuvalehden journalistipalkinto. *SPR:n Inhimillinen kädenojennus-tunnustus *Urho Kekkosen 70-vuotisjuhlasäätiön palkinto *Sotilasansiomitali *Alfred Kordelin-palkinto

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Finnish non-fiction writers Finnish television journalists Finnish television producers 1948 births Living people {{finland-journalist-stub